Archive for November 2017

Richard Goldstein looks at some recent developments, including updates on HMRC’s position on employer recovery of VAT on pension scheme services and the VAT treatment of fund management services provided by insurers, proposed new charges and investment disclosure requirements for DC schemes, and proposed new rules for DC bulk transfers without consent.

Nick looks at three cases all of which consider the nature of work today, Uber, Deliveroo and the reported claim against the University of London. To follow Nick on Twitter, please go to Nicholas Robertson@NicholasRober11.

1. Concurrent contractor delay cancels out act of prevention
2. Architects’ budget overrun gives client damages to start again
3. Every pay less notice needs…a basis of calculation
4. Government consultation puts retention under the spotlight
5. So how is the amended Construction Act working? The government is consulting
6. Business and Property Courts up and running

Nick is joined by Liz Stern who heads up Mayer Brown’s Global Mobility practice. Mobility and Migration is very much in the news at the moment, so this is a timely look at steps international employers need to be taking now to respond to the changed environment in which they operate. To follow Nick on Twitter, please go to Nicholas Robertson@NicholasRober11.

Nick’s review of recent cases starts with a review of a key case on whistleblowing. Nick also considers a discrimination claim against an employer for failing to do a sufficient health and safety assessment, and a religious discrimination claim where the employer wanted to limit what an employee could say when preaching. To follow Nick on Twitter, please go to Nicholas Robertson@NicholasRober11.

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